The Legend of Zelda: Inuyasha in Hyrule Chapter 1 – The Fall of Sengoku Jidai

In Hyrule, the most peaceful of the world's great kingdoms, the royal family's daughter, Zelda Harkinian, is with her distant cousin from a royal colony on behalf of Hyrule called Sengoku Jidai. This is Kagome Higorashi and her guard in training was with them (Cykon Roki). Together, they play in the courtyard of Hyrule castle, enjoying peace.

Kagome, six years old, has shoulder length midnight black hair that is pulled back in an unusual fashion revealing perfect pointed ears. Her hair flows in the wind as she runs around. Seven-year-old Cykon, with his new and neatly trimmed golden hair, holds a ball in his hands as he scans the courtyard. He begins to run towards a younger boy.

This boy is Link. His hair is the most golden and his eyes are the greatest blue. He is only about four years old. He is an orphan who has only recently come to know Princess Zelda. She, also seven, had golden hair tied back revealing her own ears. She is the only one who stands more or less still unless the ball is thrown her way by one of the other kids.

Cykon plays roughly with Link, thinking little Link can stand the strong hits to the ground like Cykon used to do with his deceased brother.

"You are so cruel Cykon!" Kagome shouts from across the courtyard.

"I was just playing' 'round!" Cykon defends, scratching the back of his head with a silly grin.

Zelda is giggling, "No need to worry, Kagome. Link can handle himself. Right, Link?" She turns to look at Link and extends her hand towards him, intending for him to take it.

Link stays silent as Kagome asks, "Did you hurt him?" The ball is dropped.

"Link doesn't look hurt," Cykon begins.

"Cykon," Kagome points with a warning finger and tone, "Keep quiet!"

Suddenly and mockingly, Cykon bows and replies, "Yes, your highness…"

Kagome becomes agitated, giving Cykon a glare. Zelda notices Link is perfectly fine and even cheery.

"Hey, Link is fine you two." Zelda tells them, hoping for them to stop bickering.

"Ha!" Cykon interjects, "I told you!" He gets carried away with smugness, but quickly draws back as Kagome begins to walk towards Cykon, looking angry.

Just before Kagome begins to chase Cykon around, Link looked up at the taller boy and smiled a mischievous smile. He and Zelda laugh as Kagome tackles Cykon and they both fall to the ground.

Link leans and whispers to Zelda, "She's scary…" He giggles with his friend.

Link has to leave soon and go back to his lonely home in the forest away from Zelda. For once theses children had a serious moment.

"No matter what, I think that all four of us should stick together. We should be friends forever and never leave each other's spiritual sides." Kagome starts, her fingers interlocked together.

"I agree," Zelda smiles brightly, taking Link's arm before he gets up and leaves, "May the Goddesses watch over you." She gives Link a comforting squeeze.

"Before you go Link," Kagome stops him, too, "I want you to know you are our friend, too…always." Kagome smiles at him with her head cocked to the side.

Cykon chuckled in agreement, "We have to leave tomorrow, Link. We will see each other again, soon. When we are older, we can be even closer. I want you to be a great swordsman one day, okay?" Cykon says, lifting a cup to his lips to drink water from.

Link smiled, too, and then left without words. The next day, Kagome and Cykon leave for Sengoku Jidai, and Zelda is all alone again in the depths of her castle. One day, she knows, things will change.

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Unfortunately, the change comes unnaturally and by force. The entire colony of Sengoku Jidai is engulfed in flames years later. The Hylian royal council instructs a 12-year-old Cykon to personally take Princess Kagome safely to Hyrule.

"Protect her, body guard her, make sure nothing lies a claw on her highness, and keep your relationship strictly guard and Princess, understand Cykon?" the council instructs, now that Kagome's parents are both dead.

Reluctantly and in tears, Kagome is dragged by Cykon away from the burning city, to a horse and on the way to Hyrule. Kagome thinks of jumping off the horse as soon as Cykon urges it to move. She can go back to her colony, but she is also too afraid, and clutches onto Cykon's tunic below his chest.

It takes the horse a couple of days to get to Hyrule with short water breaks. Cykon knows his priority is now Kagome. He must save her. He must do whatever it takes; even if that means sacrificing himself to help her. Therefore, Cykon knows he must ride as fast as he can with as little breaks as possible. He must get Kagome behind the safe walls of Hyrule and away from Sengoku.

Hyrule is their last hope.

One day, Zelda is awakened by a knocking on her bedroom door. Zelda slowly gets up and walks to her door to answer it, brushing her fingers through her hair while doing so. Zelda opens the door, and it is a messenger standing there.

"A message for you, your highness." He bows and holds out the letter to the princess of Hyrule.

Zelda thanks the messenger with a smile and reads her message. It informs Zelda of her cousin and Cykon coming to live in Hyrule with her. It informs her of nothing more. Excitedly, Zelda begins to do her hair traditional Hylian style: pulled back. She gets dressed and runs down her stairway.

"Guard," she speaks to a random man in armor across the hall, "You would not happen to know where my cousin is, do you?"

"I believe lady Kagome is in her private chambers. The place she sleeps while in Hyrule." The guard tells her.

Zelda restlessly runs back up the stairs, locks of her hair falling into her face. She brushes off imaginary dust from her clothing once at Kagome's door. She knocks on the door.

"Kagome told you pesky guards to leave her be. What do you want from her?" a cracking voice asks.

Zelda is taken aback. Is that Cykon she hears? Either way she replies, "It's me, Zelda."

A silence…a rustling…the door opens immediately for Zelda. Cykon bows apologetically.

"Where is Kagome?" Zelda asks him sensing something is surely wrong.

"She is asleep," Cykon replies with a long breath.

Zelda then notices Cykon, too, looks very tired himself. Something terrible happened, Zelda realizes.

"What happened at Sengoku?" Zelda abruptly asks.

Cykon sighs and begins his story with, "Fire," he sits down outside of Kagome's room, "An attack happened. They killed everybody, Zelda. I am only alive because I rode away fast enough. I do not believe anyone followed us. The council ordered me to bring Kagome here, and protect her with my life."

"Who attacked you?"

"Demons…there were just hordes of demons. They were everywhere. They set all of our colony to flames."

"Are your parents okay?" Zelda asks, bringing silence upon Cykon.

"My parents have been dead since the birth of my younger brother, Zelda. All of my family is gone. He is, too. I never really had parents." This is even harder news for Zelda.

Cykon had never spoken of his parents, and now here he is telling her they have been dead all along.

"I know your next question," Cykon begins, "Kagome's parents are also dead."

Zelda slides down to the floor against the wall in shock, "We hope you allow us to stay here for the time being." Cykon speaks again.

Zelda quickly replies, "As long as you need…"

"Thank you," Now Cykon is having trouble keeping his eyes open.

Zelda stands up and helps Cykon up into Kagome's room, "Here, lie down, Cykon. You are just as exhausted."

"Thank you princess," He repeats.

Just as Zelda begins to shut the door behind her, she notices Cykon fell asleep horizontally at Kagome's feet.

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Zelda runs outside. She begins to cross the bridge, but is stopped by someone grabbing her from behind. At first, she is frightened, but she is turned around and sees Link's face staring back at her.

"Link!" She throws her arms around the younger boy, "Something terrible has happened. I ran out seeking you…how did you know?" Zelda asks.

Link shrugs in reply, implying that he did not, in fact, know that she wanted to see him. However, he is glad that she wanted to be beside him for any reason.

"In the Sengoku Jidai colony, everything was destroyed. Kagome and Cykon are here. They have ridden non-stop almost to get here and are now asleep. Link…I think—"

Zelda was cut off by Link's not looking at her any longer. He is staring off into the sky blankly.

"Link?" Zelda asks.

"…Sorry…" he replies quietly.

Within silence, Zelda walks Link throughout the castle slowly. Link knows this is not over. It is the beginning of war. Something else will happen; he knows this with all his soul.

Zelda leads him to Kagome's chambers, where she is awake and eating scaly soup. Despite its unpleasant name, scaly soup is one of Hyrule's favorite foods. Cykon is still asleep.

"Kagome," Zelda whispers, "how are you?" she sits beside her cousin.

"…I am—"A pause, "I will be okay eventually I suppose." She keeps her head down, speaking quietly.

"Link and I are here for you. You must be heartbroken." Zelda pats her cousin softly.

Kagome looks up with saddened eyes, but a small smile, "Thank you."

Link smiles a comforting smile back to her. The next few months will be nothing but coping and overcoming.